Chapter 11: Sudden Gift
This piece can be regarded as Shen Qingqing's paradise, and it is a big and full chestnut as far as the eye can see.
She put down the basket and climbed up the tree as she could, striking the leaves with a long branch, and the chestnuts fell down one after another.
The corners of Xiao Douding's happy mouth couldn't close, and he threw two chestnuts into the back basket with one hand.
Shen Qingqing was fighting on the tree, and Xiaodouding was picking it up below, and the mother and son cooperated tacitly.
The job was very easy, and in less than half a moment, the back basket was already full, and the chestnuts were still all over the ground.
Shen Qingqing looked at it almost, came down from the tree, looked up, and saw that so many chestnuts had been picked, but the fruits on the chestnut tree were still lush, although this could not be picked all year round, but it could still be maintained for a period of time. When the time comes, you can go up the mountain to find some more fresh goods.
Xiao Douding held a chestnut in his hand: "Mother, I really didn't expect that this thing can really be eaten, but it is still so delicious." ”
Xiao Douding's hands are white and chubby, and they are very good-looking with chestnuts.
After being busy for a while, Shen Qingqing was also hungry, so he sat on the ground casually and cut the chestnuts with a stone: "As long as Hao Hao likes it, my mother will make a lot of delicious food for Hao Hao in the future." ”
As he spoke, he handed the chestnut fruit to the small bean, and the small bean swallowed it in one gulp, and the mouth bulged like a little hamster, which was very cute.
The two of them have been busy for a lot of time, although the sun has not gone down, but there is not much temperature, just leaving the light shining in the world, the wind in the mountains blows over and drives the leaves to stay on the body to make people feel cool, and the sweat just now has also subsided.
Shen Qingqing wanted to rest for a while, but suddenly heard a shout, and the shouting was speechless, as if it was a specific slogan.
Shen Qingqing was afraid that it was dangerous, so she immediately stood up, and Xiao Douding followed her example and peeled off the chestnut and put it in her mouth: "Mother is not afraid, this is the sound of hunting in the mountains." ”
"The sound of hunting?" Shen Qingqing looked left and right, thinking that there would be no danger in the adjacent villages on the mountain.
It's not that Shen Qingqing has any concerns, but that she thinks that her reputation in the village is still better to deal with people less.
She stood up and patted the soil on her body: "Haohao, the two of us will hurry back when the basket is full." ”
"Okay!" Xiao Douding had something to eat, and while picking up chestnuts, he ate them, so unhappy.
When Shen Qingqing was about to leave with the basket on his back, he didn't know what suddenly came to mind, so he picked up a hairball from the ground and covered the chestnut with it, until he couldn't see the shadow of the chestnut.
"Mother, what are you doing here?" Xiao Douding asked puzzled.
Shen Qingqing just shook his head: "It's nothing." ”
Her careful thinking still doesn't want to tell Xiaodouding, although no one has found this chestnut to eat, but in case she carries the chestnut away with great fanfare to attract the attention of someone who cares, maybe the secret of the chestnut can be eaten will be discovered, then her plan to exchange money for chestnuts will be in vain, for the sake of insurance, it is better to cover it.
Xiao Douding is a child, he didn't take this matter to heart at all, and followed Shen Qingqing and left in a hurry.
Going down the mountain is much easier than going up, and it's still evening, and the cool breeze is very comfortable.
When he was about to walk to the foot of the mountain, he suddenly came out of nowhere, and the pheasant ran very fast all over his body, and jumped past Shen Qingqing almost in the blink of an eye.
It was the first time he saw a pheasant and shouted, "Mother, look." ”
This is also a rare thing for Shen Qingqing, and when he just wanted to take a second look, he saw that the pheasant that was still running fast just now was suddenly shot to the ground by an arrow that came out of nowhere.
The pheasant never moved again.
Shen Qingqing looked up, and several people suddenly appeared in the woods, both men and women, but their faces were extremely strong, their skin was jujube red without exception, and the ravines were very obvious.
This is a characteristic of people who hunt in the mountains all year round.
Shen Qingqing knows all these people, they are people in the village, and she is more familiar with the person who shot the pheasant first, isn't this the guy in the forest?
I'm afraid of what to come, I'm afraid of meeting people, but now it's good, not only have I met people, but they are all acquaintances.
In the forest, he was dressed as a hunter, his hair was tied up high, a pair of straw sandals on his feet were covered with green grass juice, and his pants were pulled up to his calves to show his strong muscles.
These days are gone, and there are more traces of wind and rain on his face, but there are no vicissitudes of life.
Someone in the back saw Shen Qingqing greeting: "Qingqing, what are you doing with your family Haohao up the mountain?" ”
"Let's find something to eat." Shen Qingqing touched her hair and said unnaturally, she just wanted to leave quickly.
But the people in the village have always been kind words, and it's strange to see two people in the center of the topic get together and not make jokes.
A man is holding an old smoking gun in his hand, his body is bowed, his face is dirty, and others have more or less prey on their bodies, but he doesn't: "Yohe, your family is so capable in the forest, what else are you looking for to eat, and then the forest will give you some." ”
As he spoke, he squeezed his eyebrows at the person next to him for a while, everyone knew about the previous farce, and laughed.
Lin Zhong also looked like an honest man, and shouted: "Old smoking gun, what nonsense are you talking about?" Your hunting efforts don't seem to have gotten all the way to the mouth. ”
The old smoking gun was not angry, and spoke in a hooligan tone: "I was in my forties, I thought that you would accompany me to fight the singles, but I didn't expect that you were begging a mother-in-law when you didn't make a sound, how could I not say two words." ”
The kung fu on his mouth did not stop, and his eyes were also rolling on Shen Qingqing, but he was secretly surprised in his heart.
In the memory of the old smoking gun, it doesn't matter if Shen Qingqing is a shrew, the key is that the fat appearance is ugly, how can I see Shen Qingqing this time and how it is different from the impression.
The woman's figure has decreased a little, although the clothes on her body have patches, they are clean and tidy, her face is ruddy, and there is not much horizontal meat.
The old smoking gun is a well-known old bachelor, when he was young, he didn't learn and didn't know how to wait until he was old, he still looked like he was disrespectful to the old, he didn't say anything, he saw the daughter-in-law of the east and the daughter of the west family, he had to step forward and tease him, and when he saw Shen Qingqing like this today, he was not willing to let it go easily.
"This lady of the Shen family, when are you and Lin Zhong doing something? I'm still waiting to drink your wine. The old cigarette gun said, and actually stepped forward to carry Shen Qingqing's shoulder, and the smell of sweat mixed with the smell of smoke penetrated into Qingqing's nose, choking her and coughing.
"We don't do anything." Shen Qingqing finally stabilized her breathing and spoke.
The people behind followed suit: "Qingqing, why don't you ask for some food in the forest, what are you doing up the mountain so bitterly." ”
Lin Zhong lowered his head, not knowing what he was thinking.
Shen Qingqing felt that for this kind of thing, it was good to explain it clearly every time: "I have no relatives and no reason with Lin Zhong, so it's not good to ask for other people's things for nothing." ”
The people behind "You ......" were all shocked, they were afraid that they didn't expect her to say such a thing.
After Shen Qingqing finished speaking, he didn't want to linger any longer, and when he took Xiao Douding's hand and was about to leave, he saw Lin Zhong walking forward, he looked at the contents of the back basket, and immediately frowned: "Why did you go up the mountain and pick some things that can't be eaten?" ”
In his impression, this chestnut is just something that prickly people can't eat.
Shen Qingqing just wanted to leave quickly: "It's okay." ”
Who knows, Lin Zhong was in a hurry, he took some hairballs in his hand, and his tone quickened: "Why is there no rice in your house?" How to go up the mountain to pick up these things to eat. ”
Before Shen Qingqing could speak, someone with good deeds next to him said, "You don't know in the forest, this Qingqing has already borrowed rice from Aunt Wang several times." ”
How many times? Shen Qingqing's memory should only be once, right? It's outrageous a few times.
Lin Zhong was too honest and really believed this: "It seems that you really don't have anything to eat at home." ”
Shen Qingqing wanted to leave, so he took a step back and distanced himself from him: "It's not early, I'll go down the mountain first." ”
Suddenly, she felt the basket sink suddenly, and the forest had already put the pheasants and hares she had hunted into her basket.
Xiao Douding didn't understand the meaning of this, but just clapped his hands and cheered and said, "Mother is so good, I have meat to eat tonight." ”
Shen Qingqing glanced at him, and Xiao Douding realized that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly covered his mouth.
Shen Qingqing took the pheasant and hare and wanted to return it, but he didn't expect Lin Zhong to turn around and leave.
The hunters behind laughed again, and although they were gone, the sound of their teasing wafted in the air.
"Don't look at the honest friends in this forest, but I didn't expect to be good to my daughter-in-law."
"Old smoker, don't talk nonsense, they haven't gotten married yet."
"What's going on, it's not a matter of time before you get married."
Shen Qingqing heard these words in his ears, and his heart tightened again.
I'm afraid that I really thought that she had nothing to eat at home, so I gave her this hare and pheasant, but this kind of mess didn't cause more misunderstanding.
On the way down the mountain, Shen Qingqing had been pondering about this matter, thinking about it left and right, and when he went back, the pheasant and hare would have to be returned to him anyway.